Expat arrested for filming road accident victims
Muscat: The Police in the Governorate of Al Wusta arrested an individual of Asian nationality for recording a video showing the bodies of persons who lost their lives in a traffic…
Workshop on decoding focuses on digital stereotypes
IDRIS AL BALUSHIMUSCAT, OCT 9The Digital Transformation Team within the Ministry of Information organised a specialised workshop at the Government Communication Centre, focusing on…
Book a bus ride to your workplace, transport hub station
MUSCAT, OCT 9The last-mile connectivity in the capital will receive a boost as authorities encourage ideas put forward by young startups.Sayyar, created by Omar al Ghafri, is one s…
Festival of lights
Colourful designs are projected on the facade of the Berlin Cathedral as part of the yearly Festival of Lights in Berlin on Wednesday. — AFP
Oman welcomes deal to end two-year Gaza war
MUSCAT: The Sultanate of Oman expressed its welcome for the agreement on the terms and mechanisms for implementing the first phase of the ceasefire agreement in Gaza. This agreemen…
Hungary’s ‘master of the apocalypse’ wins literature Nobel
STOCKHOLM: The Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to Laszlo Krasznahorkai on Thursday, considered by many as Hungary’s most important living author, whose works explore themes o…
Exhibition explores Arabic calligraphy potential
MOHAMMED AL BATTASHIMUSCAT, OCT 9The Omani Society for Fine Arts hosted the opening of the second edition of the ‘Hiber Art Exhibition for Arabic Formative Letters’. The event, hel…
PALESTINIANS IN GAZA CELEBRATE CEASEFIRE AFTER TWO-YEAR WAR
JERUSALEM/CAIRO: Israelis and Palestinians rejoiced on Thursday after a ceasefire and hostage deal was announced, under the first phase of US President Donald Trump’s initiative to…
32 usufruct agri contracts worth over RO1.2 m inked
MUSCAT: The Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning, in cooperation with the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Water Resources, and the Authority for Small and Medium Enterpris…
Initiative for positive behaviors
SUHAR: The Directorate-General of Education in Al Batinah North Governorate launched an initiative on Thursday to enhance positive values and behaviours among students and communit…